IRMNG - Rangwapithecus Andrews, 1973 †

IRMNG taxon details

Rangwapithecus Andrews, 1973 †

IRMNG_ID

1302752 (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:1302752)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Parent

Proconsulidae †

Fossil range

fossil only

Original description

Miocene primates (Pongidae, Hylobatidae) of East Africa. Doctoral thesis, University of Cambridge.
page(s): 44 [details]

Descriptive notes

Taxonomic remark Originally described as subgenus (of Dryopithecus), now treated as genus e.g. by Kelley, 1986. Authority also cited as...

Taxonomic remark Originally described as subgenus (of Dryopithecus), now treated as genus e.g. by Kelley, 1986. Authority also cited as Pilbeam et al., 1977 (presumably in error). [details]

Taxonomic citation

IRMNG (2021). Rangwapithecus Andrews, 1973 †. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1302752 on 2024-06-04

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2009-04-13 22:00:00Z

created

Rees, Tony

2011-12-31 23:00:00Z

changed

Rees, Tony

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Sources (5)
Notes (1)

original description Miocene primates (Pongidae, Hylobatidae) of East Africa. Doctoral thesis, University of Cambridge.
page(s): 44 [details]

basis of record Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library]. , available online at http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus/ [details]

name verified source Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library]. , available online at http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus/ [details]

current name source Kelley, 1986 [details]

extant flag source Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library]. , available online at http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus/ [details]

From other sources

Taxonomic remark Originally described as subgenus (of Dryopithecus), now treated as genus e.g. by Kelley, 1986. Authority also cited as Pilbeam et al., 1977 (presumably in error). [details]